High Frequency Survey 2021
Quarter 4
Costa Rica, 2021
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CRI_2021_HFS-Q4_v01_M
High Frequency Survey 2021
Quarter 4
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | CRI |
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
The data was collected using the High Frequency Survey (HFS), the new regional data collection tool & methodology launched in the Americas. The survey allowed for better reaching populations of interest with new remote modalities (phone interviews and self-administered surveys online) and improved sampling guidance and strategies. It includes a set of standardized regional core questions while allowing for operation-specific customizations. The core questions revolve around populations of interest's demographic profile, difficulties during their journey, specific protection needs, access to documentation & regularization, health access, coverage of basic needs, coping capacity & negative mechanisms used, and well-being & local integration. The data collected has been used by countries in their protection monitoring analysis and vulnerability analysis.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Household
Version
Version 2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.
2022-04-02
Scope
The scope of the survey includes:
- household characteristics
- demographic profile
- journey
- protection needs
- access to documentation
- health
- basic needs
- coping capacity
- local integration
- Covid impact
| Topic |
|---|
| Health |
| Protection |
| Livelihood and Social cohesion |
| Transportation |
| Basic Needs |
Coverage
Whole country
All people of concern.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) | UN |
Sampling
In the absence of a well-developed sampling-frame for forcibly displaced populations in the Americas, the High Frequency Survey employed a multi-frame sampling strategy where respondents entered the sample through one of three channels: (i) those who opt-in to complete an online self-administered version of the questionnaire which was widely circulated through refugee social media; (ii) persons identified through UNHCR and partner databases who were remotely-interviewed by phone; and (iii) random selection from the cases approaching UNHCR for registration or assistance. The total sample size was 4493 households. At the time of the survey, the population of concern was estimated at around 120000 individuals.
A weight was calculated dividing the estimated population size by the sample size.
Survey instrument
Questionaire contained the following sections: journey, family composition, vulnerability, basic Needs, coping capacity,well-being,COVID-19 Impact.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
- Other [oth]
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| UN Refugee Agency | UN |
Data collection modalities include phone interviews (to accommodate for mobility restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and self-administered online surveys. Enumerators were trained at the local level, keeping in line with the regional standards while reflecting the contextual nuances for each country.
Data Access
UNHCR (2021). Costa Rica: High Frequency Survey - 2021. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Curation team | UNHCR | microdata@unhcr.org |
Metadata production
DDI_CRI_2021_HFS-Q4_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| UN Refugee Agency | UN | Metadata producer |
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library |
2022-12-14
Metadata version
Version 01 (December 2022): This metadata was downloaded from the UNHCR catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/home) and it is identical to UNHCR version (UNHCR_CRI_2021_HFS_Q4_v2.1). The following two metadata fields were edited - Document ID and Survey ID.